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darell_aiuken's avatar
darell_aiuken
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

The link to my private files is public

Hello dear dropboxers I have a problem to see if you can help me. I just checked that the documents I have in a folder, if I copy that link to another computer without being logged in with the compan...
  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    2 years ago

    Hi darell_aiuken, if someone somehow has the exact shared link you copied, then yes, they'd be able to access the files and folders in that link.

     

    If you're on a Dropbox Business team, then the team admin might be able to see that you created a shared link via the activity log, and if it was accessed by another device, location, or user.

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